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Fluids to dehydrated/scouring calves
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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 671531" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>HD -- I hadn't put that down. Due to issues with losing the vein, forgetting to keep an eye on the fluids and the catheter getting clogged when the fluids ran out, catheter and IV line separating, etc (I didn't have any experience with catheters and so I had to redo it multiple times, lol) I'm not certain how long it would actually take to run each bag. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> I did note that when I ran the first bags of fluid at home with just a rigid 18 gauge needle and the line all the way open, it took about 15-20 minutes per bag. With the tom cat catheter I described, it slowed the flow to about half, so I'd guess that I was running about 1000mLs/40 minutes? somewhere around there. I'll time it next time.</p><p></p><p>The nice thing about the tom cat catheter with 14 gauge needle, was that the catheter extended approx 2-3 inches beyond the needle into the vein, so it stayed very, very nicely.</p><p></p><p>My vet's been really good about giving me anything I want and teaching me anything I ask him to teach me. But then, it's a lot easier for him to supply me with whatever I want than to work on every minor problem I come up with. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 671531, member: 852"] HD -- I hadn't put that down. Due to issues with losing the vein, forgetting to keep an eye on the fluids and the catheter getting clogged when the fluids ran out, catheter and IV line separating, etc (I didn't have any experience with catheters and so I had to redo it multiple times, lol) I'm not certain how long it would actually take to run each bag. :P I did note that when I ran the first bags of fluid at home with just a rigid 18 gauge needle and the line all the way open, it took about 15-20 minutes per bag. With the tom cat catheter I described, it slowed the flow to about half, so I'd guess that I was running about 1000mLs/40 minutes? somewhere around there. I'll time it next time. The nice thing about the tom cat catheter with 14 gauge needle, was that the catheter extended approx 2-3 inches beyond the needle into the vein, so it stayed very, very nicely. My vet's been really good about giving me anything I want and teaching me anything I ask him to teach me. But then, it's a lot easier for him to supply me with whatever I want than to work on every minor problem I come up with. :P [/QUOTE]
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